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Title:
"The Making of dream a dream" |
| Format:
VHS |
| Length:
10 Minutes |
| Availability:
Very
Rare! Possible TV air date in the UK however. |
| Price:
Free!
with purchase of any Charlotte Item at Borders®
Books and Music |
Lets
get this out of the way first, "The Making of dream a
dream" is not the easiest to find video by a long shot,
in fact many of you won't be able to even get your hands on
it unless you live near a Borders Books and Music store.
There is a possibility that it will eventually become part
of the official "Charlotte Church in the Holy
Land" presentation but nothing is solid yet. Yet
despite these availability problems, "The Making of
dream a dream" is easily the best pieces of footage to
come out this year.
Essentially
the purpose of this video is to go behind the scenes of the
creation of the album "Dream a Dream" and the
filming of "Charlotte Church in the Holy Land" but
longtime fans, especially CharlotteChurch.net viewers
will find this to be a real diamond in the rough.
As
I said earlier, this isn't the easiest video to obtain.
Currently the only way you can get it is to go to a Borders
Books and Music and purchase a Charlotte CD. The video is
free as part of their promotional offer. There is a
possibility this video segment will be aired as part of the
"Charlotte Church in the Holy Land" presentation
in both the USA and the UK but again nothing has been said
yet. Heck, it might even show up on the DVD but again we
won't know until we see it.
Now
on to the contents of the video. The opening is quite
dramatic with Charlotte singing "dream a dream" as
various shots of the recording process, her trip to Israel,
her photo shoot and her concert to Israel flash by. Next
Charlotte begins talking about all that has changed in the
past year, presumably to bring us up to date since her last
video release. A wide variety of topics are discussed
including talk about a possible movie role which she says
she can't talk about yet.
Next
up, Charlotte talks about her favorite places including Rome
but she mentions she really really wants to visit Egypt. She
plans to go when she is 18 so she doesn't have to bring her
parents along :) While on the subject of parents she talks
about how she's a bit of a "daddy's girl" because
she always goes to her dad when she asks for money but she
also says she can be a bit of a "mummy's girl"
when she wants to as well.
The
video then shows portions from the photo shoot as well as
the concert in Israel. Charlotte talks about how it took 7
days to record "dream a dream" and she also
discusses her technique of warming up and getting ready to
sing. Overall, Charlotte thinks "When a Child is
Born" came out the best on "dream a dream"
because of it's unique tribal sound. On the subject of music
Charlotte begins to discuss her current CD collection.
The
next segment in the video discusses Charlotte's trip to Israel
to record "Charlotte Church in the Holy Land".
Charlotte describes Israel as being hot and she talks a bit
about the Christmas concert she gave in the same abbey where
the Last Supper was held which will form the basis for
CCITHL. Also shown is some footage of Charlotte riding a
camel in the desert as she describes what it is like to
navigate the sand dunes on top of one.
The
final and in my opinion, best segment of the video is when
Charlotte begins to talk more about her life again.
Not since "Heroes
for the Planet" has there been a candid session
like this and it comes across quite splendidly. Charlotte
first talks about the best bits of her career, she mentions
she really enjoys doing concerts and she loves the free
clothes she gets. Having her hair and makeup done all the
time and meeting famous people are another one of the best
parts of being famous according to Charlotte.
It
is after this that Charlotte says "The other day I was
typing something up on my computer and I just happened to
come across The Charlotte Church website...." This is
where this video becomes particularly interesting since
Charlotte then goes on to talk about CharlotteChurch.net
while the video shows this very site. Really cool if you ask
me :) Read the section entitled "Please don't erase
this one" to learn what Charlotte was talking about as
the point in this section is to summarise:)
After
that Charlotte continues talking about her life yet again
and gives yet another set of three words to describe herself
"Cheeky, Fun and Moody". When asked what her worst
quality is she simply replies "Of course, I don't have
any. I'm an angel" as she smirks.
Overall,
this video is a great addition to all your collections out
there. It is very hard to find for some of you but the work
will be worth the effort. Some of you, unfortunately will
never be able to come across this especially if you aren't
in the UK or the USA so we have provided you a complete set
of clips as well as a video for your enjoyment. I'd like to
thank Sony UK and Charlotte herself for allowing
CharlotteChurch.net to appear on this video. It is quite
an honour and I'll be the first to say we are ready for the
traffic! This is a tribute to all who have worked to make
this site what it is. Special thanks go to Dave and Joe for
getting me all the contents for this feature on time, thanks
a lot guys! Enjoy the clips and remember to read
"Please don't erase this one" to learn what
Charlotte was talking about in the video.
-
Mark
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